The Presidential perks that await Pranab Mukherjee!

As president, Pranab Mukherjee will draw a salary of Rs.1.5 lakh a month.

He will get to stay in the imposing Rashtrapati Bhavan, and have retreats in Shimla and Hyderabad.

His official car will be a bulletproof Mercedes-Benz S 600 Pullman Guard. Around 200 staff will maintain the Rashtrapati Bhavan

On retirement, he will get (at current rates) Rs.75,000 a month as pension besides a furnished rent free type VIII bungalow .Image Courtesy:Parveen Negi dailymail.co.uk

Other perks for a retired president include two free landline and a mobile phones, five personal staff including a private secretary, an official car and staff expenses of Rs.60,000 a year. He can travel free with a companion by train or air.